The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late & New Poems, Paperback
Descriere
Charles Simic has been widely celebrated for his brilliant poetic imagery; his social, political, and moral alertness; his uncanny ability to make the ordinary extraordinary; and not least, the sardonic humor all his own. Gathering much of his material from the seemingly mundane minutiae of contemporary American culture, Simic matches meditations on spiritual concerns and the weight of history with a nimble wit, shifting effortlessly to moments of clear vision and intense poetic revelation. Chosen as one of the New York Library's 25 Books to Remember for 2003, The Voice at 3: 00 A. M. was also nominated for a National Book Award. The recipient of many prizes, Simic most recently received Canada's Griffin Prize. The poems in this collection--spanning two decades of his work--present a rich and varied survey of a remarkable lyrical journey. In the Street Beauty, dark goddess, We met and parted As though we parted not. Like two stopped watches In a dusty store window, One golden morning of time.
Despre autor
Dušan Simić, cunoscut ca Charles Simic, a fost un poet sârb-american și co-editor de poezie al The Paris Review. A primit Premiul Pulitzer pentru poezie în 1990 pentru The World Doesn't End și a fost finalist al Premiului Pulitzer în 1986 pentru Selected Poems, 1963–1983 și în 1987 pentru Unending Blues. A fost numit al cincisprezecelea Poet Laureate al Statelor Unite în 2007.
